Republican New York state Sen. Jim Tedisco filed an open records request in order to compel the release of any information related to the state inspector general's report on the 2018 limousine crash in Schoharie that killed 20 people, his office on Tuesday announced. 

The request through the state's Freedom of Information Law for the report comes after Tedisco's office had requested more information be disclosed on the state's role in oversight of the limousine company that operated the vehicle involved in the crash. 

The records were requested on March 10; Tedisco's office was told to expect a response by April 12. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul had pledged last year when taking office to increase transparency in state government and expedite Freedom of Information Law requests. 

“If the Hochul Administration is being genuine about government transparency and openness then the IG will stop stalling and get back to me and publicly release within the next 20 days its report on the Schoharie limo crash,” Tedisco said. 

Tedisco had previously wrote to the state inspector general's office on March 7 as part of the latest effort on the investigation's progress. He had previously requested a full investigation into the crash be conducted by the office of the inspector general, at the time led by Letizia Tagliafierro during the Cuomo administration. 

Federal safety regulators have previously said both the state Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles share blame for not taking the limousine off the road. 

State officials have previously approved new limousine safety guidelines in order to address safety in the field.